Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Growth, and Energy Policy in China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Assumptions
2.2. Theoretical Model
3. Results
3.1. Consumer Surplus and Energy Policy
3.2. Firm Performance and Energy Policy
3.3. Social Welfare and Energy Policy
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hong, L.; Chao, A. Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Growth, and Energy Policy in China. Energies 2018, 11, 3024. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11113024
Hong L, Chao A. Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Growth, and Energy Policy in China. Energies. 2018; 11(11):3024. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11113024
Chicago/Turabian StyleHong, Lucheng, and Angela Chao. 2018. "Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Growth, and Energy Policy in China" Energies 11, no. 11: 3024. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11113024